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Re: [OM] Clearly OT: Firefox 14.0.1 Churning

Subject: Re: [OM] Clearly OT: Firefox 14.0.1 Churning
From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 20:40:57 -0500
Thanks, Chuck.  I haven't opened mine up to be sure, but I think it has two 
1GB modules plus the original 512MB.  I don't recall the number of slots.  I 
will run the Crucial analyses and see what I can learn.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 8:01 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Clearly OT: Firefox 14.0.1 Churning


>I think I'm going to do the same with my laptop.  It has 2 1GB modules
> and I'm going to replace both of them with 2 2GB modules.  Check Crucial
> <http://www.crucial.com/index.aspx>  Their main page has a memory lookup
> function.  Put in your manufacturer and model number and it'll tell you
> what memory is required.  This is the result for my Dell Vostro 1500
> laptop. As you can see $62 gets me a 4GB kit.
> <http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.aspx?model=Vostro%201500&Cat=RAM>
>
> Your desktop might be cheaper to upgrade if you can keep some of the
> current memory.  The laptop only has 2 memory slots so both of the old
> DIMMs have to go.  I upgraded the desktop a long time ago which was
> originally supplied with 2 1GB modules.  But, since it has 4 slots,
> upgrading to 4GB means just filling the other two slots with 1GB modules.
>
> Crucial also has a downloadable memory scanner which checks what you
> have onboard already and recommends the best solution for upgrade.
> <http://www.crucial.com/systemscanner/>
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 8/20/2012 8:37 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>> Thanks, Chuck.  I might just consider that.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 7:16 PM
>> Subject: Re: [OM] Clearly OT: Firefox 14.0.1 Churning
>>
>>
>>> Just an old adage... nothing help resolve virtual memory problems like
>>> more real memory.  If you're happy with your changes you're good to go.
>>>   Otherwise up the real RAM to 4GB if you can or as large as you can if
>>> you're running a 64 bit system.  When you change memory modules it is
>>> always best to have them paired.  For example, you said you had 2.5GB.
>>> If that's one 2GB DIMM and one 512KB DIMM than can the 512KB DIMM and
>>> replace it with an equal 2GB DIMM.  When both DIMMs are equal overall
>>> performance will be optimized.
>>>
>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>
>>>
>>> On 8/20/2012 1:19 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>>>> We shall see how this works out.  I do not understand all of the ways
>>>> that
>>>> Windows uses memory, so this is somewhat a shot in the dark.  Any
>>>> suggestions?
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